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When President Lincoln fought for the Jews

To Abraham Lincoln, prejudice was abhorrent, and expelling one minority while fighting for the rights of another was unthinkable, writes the treasurer of the Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation.

Ilhan Omar’s anti-Semitism controversy, explained

Opinion

Nobody knows what Zionism means anymore. Two historians help explain why.

Opinion

When the right and left fight over anti-Semitism, Jews are caught in the middle

Opinion

Ilhan Omar is right about money in politics. She is wrong on AIPAC.

Heidi Fishman holding up an op-ed she wrote about her family's rescue from the Holocaust using a Paraguayan passport. Courtesy of Heidi Fishman

Global

Researchers unlock the mystery of Polish diplomats who rescued Jews

By Cnaan Liphshiz February 15, 2019 1:43 pm

Global

This Dutch activist promotes an Israel boycott on an Israeli-made mobility scooter

By Cnaan Liphshiz February 15, 2019 9:56 am

Culture

United States

Mom of Jewish Parkland victim pens heartbreaking letter to daughter

Culture

Sarah Silverman opens up on ‘Finding Your Roots’ about feeling like the only Jew in her town growing up

Culture

The earliest surviving photographs of Jerusalem live on in historic exhibit

Politics

Who is Elliott Abrams and why is Ilhan Omar attacking him?

By Ron Kampeas February 14, 2019 4:13 pm

Lifestyle

From dating to language, 8 Jews with disabilities explain how communities fall short on inclusion

By Josefin Dolsten February 14, 2019 3:40 pm

United States

Ilhan Omar — and her opponents — are raising money off her AIPAC tweet scandal

By Ben Sales February 14, 2019 3:31 pm

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When President Lincoln fought for the Jews

Ilhan Omar’s anti-Semitism controversy, explained

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Nobody knows what Zionism means anymore. Two historians help explain why.

When the right and left fight over anti-Semitism, Jews are caught in the middle

Ilhan Omar is right about money in politics. She is wrong on AIPAC.

Researchers unlock the mystery of Polish diplomats who rescued Jews

This Dutch activist promotes an Israel boycott on an Israeli-made mobility scooter

Culture

Mom of Jewish Parkland victim pens heartbreaking letter to daughter

Sarah Silverman opens up on ‘Finding Your Roots’ about feeling like the only Jew in her town growing up

The earliest surviving photographs of Jerusalem live on in historic exhibit

Who is Elliott Abrams and why is Ilhan Omar attacking him?

From dating to language, 8 Jews with disabilities explain how communities fall short on inclusion

Ilhan Omar — and her opponents — are raising money off her AIPAC tweet scandal

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Evangelical Leaders Say U.S. Should Move Its Israel Embassy to Jerusalem

Israel’s Plan for Peaceful Settlement of Korea Crisis Gets Priority Consideration

Auschwitz Survivors Criticize Anne Frank’s Father for Banning Play

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